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Saturday, October 15, 2016

Negosyo Kabataan’s Youthrepreneurship Forum at the 15th Franchise and Business Expo

The 15th Franchise and Business Expo organized by the Association of Filipino Franchisers Inc. (AFFI) was held on October 14-16, 2016 at the World Trade Center. The expo features hundreds of businesses that are open for franchising or distributorship, and also other businesses that support micro, small and medium businesses in the country.


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Part of the expo is a series of talks and seminars that are geared towards helping and empowering Filipino entrepreneurs. One of the highlights of the second day of the expo was the Youthrepreneurship Forum hosted by Negosyo Kabataan, an advocacy group that aims to empower aspiring and existing young Filipino entrepreneurs to create passion-driven businesses. With the theme “Passion + Purpose = Profit,” the forum is a discussion among young entrepreneurs who shared their stories about how they discovered their life purpose and built a successful business out of it.


The forum featured 6 panelists: motivational speaker and author Blasgil Tanquilut, speaker and author JB Borromeo, multi-awarded entrepreur Jhopet Fines, director/producer and life coach Paolo Apagalang, EntrepTV Executive Producer and host Jade Bigay, and language school owner Ezekiel del Rio. They took turns sharing their experiences about growing their businesses, and how their passion helped them overcome the challenges they met along the way. They also shared the lessons that they have learned, and how their journey enabled them to inspire and impact the lives of other people.


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Two more entrepreneurs also joined the panelists to share their insights on discovering their passion and purpose – multi-awarded photographer Jophel Ybiosa and A-aicon distributor Christian Leynes.


The forum concluded with inspiring words from Negosyo Kabataan Founder, Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales. The VoiceMaster shared the reason behind his advocacy, and how he also became a young entrepreneur and established his brand in the world of voice acting as a young entrepreneur. He left the audience with a powerful message to shift their mindset when it comes to building a business, from making money to making a difference.


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The Youthreprenuership Forum was organized by Voice of the Youth Network and Negosyo Kabataan – both youth advocacy groups founded by the VoiceMaster – in partnership with Milkin’ Corporation, makers of Fiorgelato Ice Cream, headed by its CEO and AFFI Board Member Richie Cuna.

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

The VoiceMaster’s 4th Leg in the STI National Youth Convention in CDO

As summer season starts, the 21st STI College National Youth Convention concludes in the beautiful province of Cagayan de Oro. About a thousand students filled the SM City Cagayan de Oro cinema as they were treated to a half-day of fun and learning. With the theme “I will innovate,” the students learned all about innovating for the 21st century from 3 very talented and passionate speakers.


The VoiceMaster with the other Speakers and STI Events Manager Mhel Garrido


Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales spoke in both the morning and afternoon sessions in his 4th leg at the NYC. With his topic “The Innovator’s Creativity,” the VoiceMaster focused his talk on how innovation is not just about coming up with new ideas, but also having the MINDSET of an innovator. The innovator mindset is one where a person is always curious, and always on the lookout for opportunities to do things in a different way. He challenged the students to “remove the box” instead of just thinking outside of it. “When you remove the box, you will only see endless opportunities to make things better.”


Being the inspirational speaker that he is, the VoiceMaster inspired the crowd with his own personal story on innovation, especially how he has established himself as the VoiceMaster of the Philippines. He shared his struggles when he was starting out as a voice artist, and how the challenges he faced ignited a passion in him to be the one that opens the voice acting world to those who aspire to become part of it. He spoke about his voice acting school, his youth advocacies, and his travels around the Philippines to speak to the youth. “I’m sharing this not to brag, but to motivate you to do something great for yourself and other even if you’re still young. You need to do something today that your future self will thank you for” were the wise words from the VoiceMaster.


The VoiceMaster Inspiring STI College Students in Cagayan de Oro


Of course, the VoiceMaster’s talk would not be complete without the entertaining showcase of his character voices and a barrage of “hugot lines” that left the audience energized all throughout.

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Thursday, November 26, 2015

The VoiceMaster on Market Analysis and Digital Marketing on the Asia E-Commerce Expo 2015

TAG Media and Public Relations has yet again held another successful event at the SMX Convention Center, and this time, it’s for digital marketing enthusiasts. The Asia E-Commerce Expo 2015 happened on November 25, 2015 with the theme “Empower. Connect. Inspire. Learn.”


The VoiceMaster at the Asia E-Commerce Expo 2015


The event featured distinguished speakers, panelists and moderators, discussing e-commerce topics such as digital marketing, e-payments, CRM, and startup online innovations. Speakers and panelists include premier digital marketer Janette Toral, Payoneer Brand Ambassador Allan Donato, Constantin Roberts of Zalora, well-known motivational speaker Chinkee Tan, and James Jimenez of COMELEC, among many others.


Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales was the moderator of the second panel with the topic “Market Analysis and Digital Marketing.” The panel consists of Camille Montejo of Tree Top Adventure, motivational speaker and author Chinkee Tan, Jacqueline Van Den Ende of Lamudi, Kristian Melquiades of Viber, and James Jimenez of COMELEC.


Panel on Marketing Analysis and Digital Marketing


The panel focused on how each organization utilizes digital marketing strategies and how it benefits their business. Pocholo started the discussion with a question on how they utilize digital marketing to market to the youth, since young people are the ones who spend most of the time in social media. They also discussed how the companies use the internet for customer service, and how it helps in advocacies for organizations such as COMELEC, and physical businesses like Tree Top Adventure (which is an amusement park). There were also some questions from the audience, where the panelists got to share tips and success stories in terms of online advertising, social media and search engine optimization.


Although light and conversational, the panel was very insightful and informative, as it gave various perspectives on approaching market analysis for digital marketing, given the diversity of the industries of the panelists.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

SME’s Unite! APEC SME Summit 2015

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Leaders of different sectors from all over the world flew to Manila for the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC on November 17-19. With the theme “Building inclusive economies, building a better world,” APEC 2015 aims to prioritize economic policy thrusts of the member economies in the Asia Pacific region, including human capital development, small and medium enterprises (SME’s) in regional and global markets, sustainable and resilient communities, and enhancement of regional economic integration.


The first day of APEC 2015 opened the doors for SME’s to participate in this international forum with the APEC SME Summit. Hundreds of SME’s, political and economic leaders, media and other organizations filled the Green Sun Hotel in Makati to witness a whole day of exhibits and conferences. The theme of the event is “Innovation and Big Ideas: Pushing Boundaries.”


Selected delegates were given access to “The Eye,” the main hall where the conference happened. The conference featured speakers from various industries to share their knowledge and expertise on innovation in relation to building and managing a business. His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III graced the event with his presence to deliver the keynote address.


The speaker lineup included top-rated CEO’s like Tony Fernandes of Air Asia, Wendy Kopp of Teach for All, Sheila Marcelo of Care.com, Bill Barhydt of Abra, Jonathan Swanson of Thumbtack, and our very own Maria Ressa of Rappler. Representatives from multi-national companies also joined the lineup like Karen Reddington of FedEx Asia Pacific, Barbara Navarro of Google, and Scott Anthony of Innosight. Newscaster and TV host Karen Davila was the moderator of the afternoon’s panel discussions. There was also a Zumba break in between to energize the crowd.


The exhibit on the ground floor included organizations that support SME’s like Open Online Academy, Tuldok Animation, Kickstart Ventures Inc., Impact Hub Manila, and Ideaspace Foundation.


The APEC SME Summit 2015 was organized by APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (Go Negosyo), and Asia Society Philippines.

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

The VoiceMaster Motivates Entrepreneurs at the SME Business Expo 2015

Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales inspired and motivated over 200 hundred SME business owners and enthusiasts on the first day of the SME Business Expo 2015 on October 2nd, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.


The VoiceMaster Speaks at SME Business Expo 2015


The expo featured several industry thought leaders with the aim to empower small and medium enterprises to become competitive in the ASEAN economic community. This annual event is now on its third year.


The VoiceMaster talked about the value of leadership in business. He shared his personal definition of leadership and the non-negotiable ingredients that sum up a great leader – influence, passion, inspiration, vision and purpose. He also talked about how he has established his own business, Creativoices Productions, at a very young age, and how he has held on his vision of the Philippines becoming the center of voiceover excellence in Asia.


The VoiceMaster Speaks at SME Business Expo 2015


Of course, the talk would not be complete without the audience hearing Pocholo’s imitation of various cartoon characters and famous personalities. More importantly, the audience was served with a handful of words of wisdom from the VoiceMaster.

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Friday, October 2, 2015

Global Youth Forum 2015: Youth on the Move

On October 1, 2015, hundreds of Tourism students from all over the country filled the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center for the first day of the Global Youth Forum 2015.


The VoiceMaster Inspiring Hundreds of Young People in the Global Youth Forum


With the theme “Youth on the Move,” the 3-day forum aims to support the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization 2015 theme “One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities. It is organized by the International School for Sustainable Tourism, under the care of the founder Dr. Mina Gabor. The first day was filled with prominent speakers, including DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon, Pacific Asia Travel Association’s Vice Chairman Andrew Jones, and former President Fidel V. Ramos.


After lunch, a session about “Getting Youth into Tourism Jobs” was opened by the keynote speaker, DLSU-Benilde’s Program Chair for Hospitality Management Mr. Gil Acuna. It was followed by 3 presentations to support the topic – Author and Public Speaker on Youth Culture Mr. Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales, Lyceum of the Philippines’ Dean Bob Zozobrado, and Homestay Philippines Inc. President Ms. Rose Libongco.


The VoiceMaster Receives Certificate of Appreciation as one of the Speakers


The VoiceMaster inspired the youth to be ambassadors of the country to promote tourism. He also spoke about Jose Rizal as the epitome of greatness and excellence of the Filipino people, and how each of us can become the present-day Rizal in our own right. Dean Zozobrado shared LPU’s programs and activities to promote Philippine tourism, while Ms. Libongco discussed the benefits of working in a hotel.


The first day of the Global Youth Forum was a huge success, with participants gaining new friends and experiences that definitely shows, it’s more fun in the Philippines!

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The VoiceMaster at JA Philippines’ 2nd Business Leadership Summit

On September 28, the VoiceMaster spoke to about 300 students at the 2nd Junior Achievement Business Leadership Summit 2015. Hundreds of students from different parts of the country The event was organized by Junior Achievement Philippines (JAPI) and was held at the SGV Hall of the Asian Institute of Management in Makati.


The VoiceMaster Speaking at the JA Philippines Business Leadership Summit


The VoiceMaster spoke about the positive qualities of successful entrepreneurs, which he narrowed down to the 5 most important ones: resilience, patience, trust, faith and passion. He also shared how he has exemplified these qualities when he was building his own company, Creativoices Productions, as well as his voice acting school and his many advocacies. The VoiceMaster talked about his career as a voice artist, and even showcased his skills by doing voices of some famous characters and celebrities, despite feeling under the weather on that day.


The VoiceMaster Talks About Qualities of a Successful Entrepreneur


More than the entertainment and the entrepreneurial lessons, Pocholo also inspired and motivated the participants by encouraging them to discover their passion and bring out the greatness within.

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Friday, September 25, 2015

Business Symposium at ACTS Computer College, Laguna

Ate Ada talks about personal branding


On September 24, 300 Business students of ACTS Computer College gathered at the Cultural Center of Laguna in Sta. Cruz, Laguna to attend their Annual BEST, or Business Entrepreneur Synergies Symposium Thrust. With the theme “Together we can make the Philippine economy number one in Asia,” the half-day symposium featured speakers to share their expertise and stories to motivate the students to do well in their entrepreneurial journey


ACTS’ School Director Prof. Ruben Macalinao opened the event with his speech, discussing the future trends of businesses in the Philippines, particularly in the IT-BPM industry. An intermission number followed his speech, with select students from the Department of Computer Studeies performing various Filipino folk dances such as Palayok Dance and Sayaw sa Bangko.


The intermission number was immediately followed by the first speaker, Voice Care Philippines’ Executive Director, Ada Cuaresma, who talked about Personal Branding. She started the talk with an energizing activity to brighten up the morning, then proceeded with explaining personal branding, as well as tips on how anyone can establish their personal brand. Ada also inspired the audience by sharing her life story, and how personal branding is all about responding to one’s “calling” in life.


BEST Speakers with ACTS Officers and Teachers


After the talk on Personal Branding, Ms. Lynette Zotomayor, Founder of Lynderm Facial Center and Day Spa, took the stage to share the story of how she set up her business – from playing with her interests in cosmetics until she grew her center with franchises in various places in Metro Manila and some nearby provinces.


The Annual BEST was capped off with closing remarks from the event’s overall Chairperson, Mrs. Guadalupe Rocamora. The students left the event with a fresh and empowering perspective on being the next generation of Filipino entrepreneurs.

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Monday, August 17, 2015

The VoiceMaster Teaches Importance of Technology to Sari-Sari Store Owners

The VoiceMaster Entertains Attendees of the Sari Sari Summit 2015


No distance, amount of rain or power interruption can stop the VoiceMaster from doing what he loves doing – inspiring, motivating and empowering his fellow Filipinos. This time, it’s in Suave General Merchandise’s Sari-Sari Summit, held in Suave San Isidro open grounds in Rizal on August 15, 2015.


Hundreds of sari-sari store owners flocked the summit to check out various business suppliers, network with fellow store owners and learn from business talks.


In his quick yet very entertaining and captivating talk, the VoiceMaster shared tips on how small business owners can use the power of internet and social media to grow their business. He emphasized how social media can help them attract not only potential clients and suppliers, but also like-minded business people with whom they can create partnerships with.


The VoiceMaster Explains the Importance of Technology to Sarisari Store Owners


Of course, the talk wouldn’t be complete without the VoiceMaster’s showcase of his many character voices. Despite getting soaked in the rain, the entire audience was amazed and inspired by the VoiceMaster.

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

VoiceMaster Meets United Nations Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi

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What happens when the man who started Youth Media in the Philippines meets the United Nations’ Ambassador for Youth? Nothing but a fun, yet meaningful and inspiring conversation that will open doors to endless possibilities for the young members of our society.


Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales, founder of Voice of the Youth Network, had a chance to do a very exclusive interview with the United Nations’ Secretary-General Envoy on Youth, Mr. Ahmad Alhendawi on August 13, 2015. Alhendawi visited the Philippines to attend the International Youth Day celebration organized by the National Youth Commission on August 12.


In this half-hour interview, Alhendawi explained his role as the UN’s Envoy on Youth. “With half of the world’s population being under 25 years old, and 90% of those living in developing countries being youth, it is fitting for the United Nations to prioritize the youth and give them a voice in the Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the UN,” said Alhendawi. His role as an Envoy is to bridge the youth sector to the United Nations and remind them that the youth issues – such as employment opportunities, accessible healthcare and protection of youth rights – are urgent issues that “need to be addressed YESTERDAY.”


The Envoy was then treated to a few seconds of entertainment with the VoiceMaster showcasing his voice acting skills by doing many different cartoon character voices, which earned a huge applause from Alhendawi.


As the founder of the lone youth media in the country, the VoiceMaster also asked about the Envoy’s plan for information dissemination, to which Alhendawi explained that one of their goals is to engage member states, private sectors, academic institutions, media and civil society, and youth-led organizations in UN’s programs for the youth. Social media and the internet remains to be the forefront of their distribution channel since that’s where most of the young people are. At this point, Alhendawi recognized the VoiceMaster’s work with the Voice of the Youth Network. “We need more people like you (VoiceMaster),” said Alhendawi. He explained that in a generation where attention span is short, where the youth will only spare 30 seconds or one or two chances to for you to catch their attention before they turn to their smartphones, the world needs leaders like Pocholo that not only has the talent to captivate an audience, but also have the heart and passion for giving opportunities for the youth to be heard.


Alhendawi also beautifully emphasized UN’s mantra to “leave no one behind.” “We’re not only referring to not leaving the marginalized sector, which of course, we also do not want to. But leaving no one behind is more of involving everyone in the creation and participation in achieving the sustainable development goals, like alleviating all forms of poverty by year 2030.”


As for his final message, Alhendawi challenged the youth to not wait for UN or anyone before they become part of achieving the development goals. “Invite yourself, don’t wait for the UN to come to you. It’s not about changing everything in the world. It’s about DOING SOMETHING that would eventually change the world.”

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

The VoiceMaster Receives "Mentor Me" Award from Go Negosyo

The Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship – Go Negosyo – celebrated its 10th year anniversary on July 28, 2015 at the Green Sun Hotel, Makati City.


The Big GoNegosyo Groufie


Hundreds of business personalities from different industries came together to witness and experience this momentous event for the organization that sparked entrepreneurial revolution in the country. Hosted by Angelpreneurs Michael Lobrin and Chal Lontok, the evening was filled with both looking back and looking ahead for the future of entrepreneurship in the Philippines. Angelpreneur Mon Lopez delivered the opening remarks. After which, a couple of video presentations were shown to reminisce on the 10-year journey of Go Negosyo. After the sumptuous dinner, a bunch of selfies and groufies, and fun-filled networking, the celebration ended with words of inspiration from Go Negosyo founder, Joey Concepcion. Theater actress Cris Villongco also serenaded everyone with her golden voice.


Mentor Me Awardees


Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales was one of the dozens of Go Negosyo’s Angelpreneurs and mentors that was awarded the “Mentor Me” award, a recognition of enablers of Filipino micro, small and medium enterprises, and solid partners in helping build an entrepreneurial nation. Other awardees included Angelpreneurs Francis Kong, Michael Lobrin, Mylene Abiva, Paulo Tibig, Mon Abrea, Carlo Calimon, among many others.


Also present in the event were Senators Cynthia Villar and Bam Aquino, Christine Bersola-Babao and Miriam Quiambao-Roberto.

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Saturday, February 28, 2015

The VoiceMaster in the Asia Young Leaders Summit

Hundreds of CEO’s and business owners gathered in Marriott Hotel Manila for the Asia Young Leaders Summit organized by Asia CEO Awards on February 26, 2015.


 Speakers Asia Young Leaders Summit


Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales brought the house down in less than 10 minutes, as a panelist in the summit. Together with the speakers in the morning session, the panelists took turns in answering questions like challenges in a startup, their greatest fear and the age they would like to retire. The VoiceMaster caught everyone’s attention when he introduced himself and started doing the voices he is known for. He also shared his words of inspiration as one of the country’s most sought-after motivational speakers today. “Most people fear death. I’m not afraid of death. In fact, it serves as my inspiration to do everything my heart desires.”


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Sunday, November 23, 2014

The VoiceMaster in the 18th CECON National Conference

Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales inspired and motivated hundreds of students in the 18th National Conference of The Council of Economics Educators Inc., held at the Albertus Magnus Auditorium of the University of Santo Tomas on November 21, 2014.








In line with the theme “Economics of Education: Responding to a Multi-Diverse Issues of 2014,” the VoiceMaster spoke about Understanding the Generation Z. He discussed the characteristics of the generation of young people born from 1994-2010, how they behave and how technology has influenced them in their daily life. He also shared about Voice of the Youth Network, the organization that he founded in line with his advocacy on youth empowerment.







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Monday, November 25, 2013

VoiceMaster explores the “PISObilities”




Pocholo “The VoiceMaster” Gonzales was invited as a guest in PISObilities on Global News Network (GNN), November 26.


 PISObilities


Hosted by Mr. Arnel Bengco, PISObilities is as show that deals with debts, inheritance, and investments.






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Thursday, June 27, 2013

CreatiVoices Feature on ABS-CBN’s Kabuhayang Swak na Swak

The VoiceMaster and other voice artists from CreatiVoices Productions were featured on ABS-CBN’s Kabuhayang Swak na Swak last Sunday morning, June 23.


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Earning through making voices was the topic of the said program episode.

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